ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 12 January 2009

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New year, New-themed quiz! Wasn't that easy? Yeah, I new it.

1. What island is separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Belle Isle?

"Shouldn't that question have 'eh?' on the end?" -

operatic_diva

"the Isle of Lucy." -

drbear

"Brigadoon" -

freezer818

"Hoser island? Curling island? Hockey island? 'Instert Canadian stereotype here' island?" -

orgdotnews

"Will Smith owns a house there. He's the Fresh Prince of Belle Isle." -

kristinmachina,

cholma

"If there's one thing I've learned, it's that the Belle of the Ball invariably goes home with the guy with the great hair and the strong chin, so, 'Bruce Campbell Island.' THIS... IS MY NEWF-STICK!" -

etcet

"Belle Isle? Can I use that as a euphimism for my hoo hoo?" -

squeecakes

(You can call your hoo hoo whatever you wish. We wash our hands of this decision. -AL&CV&LL&TL)

"I'm GLAAD to know Belle is straight, but 'I don't much about geography'." -

majorsamfan

"New Lesbos. It would like to be a part of the mainland, but there are rough Straits in the way." -

reticent_lass,

ntlespino

"Once again, Straights getting in the way of True Love" -

writersblock_va

"Who would name a straight 'pretty island'? FAIL." -

judith_s

"Now this is a story all about when
Water filled a gap and carved out Newfoundland
I'd like to take a minute, so just nod and smile
I'll tell you how it became the Strait of a place called Belle Isle" -

cmzero

"Quebec. I know, I know. It's not really an island. But it should be. Then Snake could do the long-awaited sequel to the sequel, Escape from Quebec." -

fax_celestis
"Even Snake Plisken couldn't Escape from Newfoundland." -

mujubius

"Is it too emasculating to admit I read Anne of Green Gables? It is? Good, because I haven't." -

seekingferret

"Nova Beastia, obv. If Belle can ever get across the water to give them a kiss, we'd imagine they'd be REAL Canadians." -

sifrid

"newfoundland? or is that a dog?" -

spot_loves_me

(Yes and yes. -CV)

"History of Newfoundland: 1. It's new. 2. We found it. 3. It's made of land." -

many_from_one

"Newfoundland, which is actually pronounced Prince Edward Island." -

stagemanager

(Only in Esperanto, I suspect... -CV)

"i used to live there, they make you drink horrible tasting rum and kiss a fish. yes i did both, but the fish was only one time i swear!!" -

kira_snugz

(...sure it was only one time. -CV)

Correct Answer: Newfoundland

"as opposed to Newlostland which is over... crap. It was here just a minute ago." -

thepikey

2. The Tyne Bridge connects the town of Gateshead to which British city?

"Gatesass" - 8 of you. 3 of whom were within 4 minutes of each other
"haha, you said Head!" - 4 of you
"Gatescollarbone" -

nadat
"Gatesfoot" -

jadedsapphire,

mendeia,

isaac_7985

"Gates' head? Man, those Linux geeks have really gone too far this time..." -

eyeharvester,

cmzero

"Is that the bridge that collapsed because of resonance?" -

bluetourmaline

(No, that was the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Great moments in SCIENCE! -CV)

"How can you tell in all that fog?" -

canuckdesz

"Tyne==forks==sex. It's a sexy bridge." -

stagemanager

(I'm curious about the leap of logic needed to go from "forks" to "sex". -CV)

"Tyne --> Tine --> Fork --> Forks --> Twilight --> WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME LJDQ?!" -

elaran

(Oh, now I get it. -CV)

"If it's so Tyne, are they sure it's a bridge and not a rope?" -

seferin

(Maybe it's a rope bridge. -CV)

"Scarborough Fair - also accessable by the Sage and Rosemary bridges." -

mujubius

"Lilliput" -

phrench_phried

"Keymasterville. It spans the Straights of Gozer." -

etcet

(+1, Ghostbusters. -CV)

"New Jack City" -

cholma

"I would love to open a department store there, but they keep telling me I can't bring Kohl's to Newcastle. " -

drbear

(Ooo, that's good. – LL)

"Newcastle. Famous for beer and coal. Maybe Newcastle is where Santa gets the coal he gives to naughty children and the beer he gives to nice children." -

seekingferret

(...damn, I knew I should have been nicer when I was young. -CV)

"Newcastle Upon Tyne. Where they have a building lovingly called the Slug, and a mini version of the Sydney Harbour Bridge." -

sometimespez

"Newcastle upon Tyne!! GET IN THERE WITH BEING BRITISH AND BEING FROM THE NORTH GET IN THERE!!!" -

meloglas, who, unlike 11 of you, knows that London is not the only city in Britain.

Correct Answer: Newcastle upon Tyne

"Ought to be Oldcastle by now, it's been there for a while." -

yayworthy

3. What castle, designed by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, provided the inspiration for three Disney castles?

"Is it just my memory or did Freddie Mercury actually had a really big mouth?" -

raya_macgiver

(And the

ljdq Non Sequitur Award this week goes to...

raya_macgiver! -AL)

(Also, yes. -CV)

"You lie! Walt Disney created everything from scratch, it's clear that this castle took its inspiration from Disney!" -

b_hulsmans

(I see the Men In Black got you too. -CV)

"Wait... 3 movies?" -

adria_rhiannon

(No, three castles. Specifically, the castles built in the middle of Disneyland, Disneyworld's Magic Kingdom, and Euro-Disney. -CV)

"Better make it a bit bigger...they've actually got them here...and they're not made of plastic..." - EDDIE IZZARD, channeled by 5 of you

"Fuck all three of you for getting 'It's a Small World' stuck in my head. And the fact that I'm on the wagon in '09 means I can't even drink the hell away." -

etcet

"Something with spires, because you can't be inspired without the spire." -

jechocochan

"Creampuff Castle. I'm hungry." -

atomicpagan

"Bavarian Creme Castle. It's made entirely from donuts." -

its_what_we_are,

jadedsapphire,

ginalin

"White Castle" -

seferin,

cholma,

anticarnation1

"Castle Greyskull" -

freezer818

"Castle Wolfenstein" -

thepikey,

phrench_phried

(Halt! Kommen sie! Ausweis! -CV)

"I always get it confused with Bowser's Castle, which was of course designed by Ludwig Von Koopa." -

many_from_one,

a_l_p_h_a_b_e_t
"I'm sorry Mickey, Walt's head is in another castle." -

ntlespino

(+1, Super Mario Brothers. -CV)

"I know whose castle it wasn't- Dracula's. But I kind wish it was Draculas. Disney would be a lot more Tim Burton like; which in turn would be awesome." -

blacksunrising

"You mean that the Disney castles weren't already there and that Cinderella doesn't really live in them? Thank you for removing the last shred of innocence I retained from childhood." -

kittycatness

(In other news tonight, Santa Claus is dead. Stone friggin' dead. -CV)

"Everyone knows that if you want a really *good* castle, you gotta haul ass to Wales." -

illogicalvulcan

(Yeah, but then instead of the moderately challenging word "Neuschwanstein" you'd have the significantly challenging word like "Gwyllfeddhadylledthhyllagh", and it would be pronounced "Duke's House Of Chicken And Waffles". No thanks, Wales. -CV)

"Nuchswanstein. I only know this from playing Gabriel Knight II. Which apparently didn't teach me to spell it." -

squeecakes

(+2 for remembering GK2. -1 for spelling. -CV)

"Mad King Ludwig's Tract-Home Castle Model 832-C (also available in Legos!)." -

fax_celestis

"it must be white with lots of towers and flags and nestled in some sort of pretty hilly valley, as that's all I can remember about the castles in Disney films." -

lins_arosa

(It's a bit off-white now, but you're pretty much spot on with the rest. -CV)

"I've been there. They shut live cats up in the walls for good luck. I don't like Sleeping Beauty anymore." -

puredeadthingy

"The entire interior of Neuschwanstein is copyrighted. You aren't allowed to take any pictures or video inside. The tour guides are real Naz...um particular about enforcing the rules." -

jrho

"The castle in Hong Kong Disneyland is TINY. And I mean small. I'm pretty sure that only midgets (my apologies for non political correctness) could live there." -

raphsody606

Correct Answer: Neuschwanstein (New Swan Stone) Palace

"The word translates, incidentally, to 'New mug full of swans,' or possibly 'Expensive.'" -

johnwwells

4. Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood are better known as whom?

"My g-d! You used 'whom' correctly!" -

packbat

"The starting five of a really lame basketball team." -

drbear

"Animal, vegetable, or mineral?" -

puredeadthingy

(Mostly mineral, except for Mr.Wood. -CV)

"The Knights of the Round Table... And some other guys." -

raienna,

jechocochan

"The Mandrell Sisters." -

atomicpagan

(-1 obscure 80's reference that makes me feel old. – LL)

"The Jonas Brothers." -

bluetourmaline

(10 years and 5 Jonases too late. -CV)

"New Street Boys!" -

blindgeoff

(Back Street is not back tonight. -CV)

"The Voltron of Suck." -

thepikey

(Form Flaming Sword! -CV)

"The Kids Who Are Wondering Why Only Two Of Them Can Be Knights. Bet those two have ponies too." -

kauniimpiminua

"OH I KNOW THIS!!! NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!! SCORE!!! Oh noes... epic fail for remembering this!!!" -

meloglas and several others

"QUIZZ MUST GO OOOOON!!" -

raya_macgiver

"NKOTB, which is Cyrillic for 'Woo hoo! Our fans are legal age now!'" -

i_calql8

"Truth may be stranger than fiction, but typos turn truth into science fiction- still, I think 'Newt Kids on the Block' could be interesting, if only so they'd cover 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'" -

katiebgood

"The Nuke Kids on the Block, who were in a border war with Menudo, who wanted to have everyone singing in Spanish, but they also gave us Ricky Martin, who set us up La Bomba." -

traveller_blues

"I used to watch their cartoon when I was little. Thinking back, it's kind of hilarious that they had a cartoon. Can you imagine any of today's pop stars with a cartoon?" -

seekingferret

(I remember when Hulk Hogan and the WWF superstars had their own cartoon. I watched it. I am shamed. -CV)

"My very first tape was a New Kids on the Block tape, and I grew up to be a raging dyke who occasionally makes exceptions for white Irish men. Who knew?" -

sifrid

"When I was 6, I decided to have a crush on Danny because not as many girls had crushes on him, so I would have a better chance with him than Joey or Jordan." -

jrho

"Step 1, we can have lots of fun. Step 2, doing the quiz that we do. Step 3, it's mods, players and me. Step 4, six questions, no more. Step 5, LJDQ time has arrived!" -

demon_666

Correct Answer: New Kids On The Block

5. What 80's sitcom featured Larry, his brother Darryl, and his other brother Darryl?

"No, wait, it was Bewitched that had two Darrins...." -

drbear,

many_from_one

"Whutchu talkin' bout, Darryl?" -

thepikey

"Two and a Half Darryls" -

dogofthefuture,

jechocochan

"Lock, Stock, and Two smoking Darryls" -

la_trombonista,

i_calql8

"I wanted to say 'Smurfs', but this is actually my entire IT department." -

atomicpagan

(Your IT department is all Smurfs? -CV)

"Leisure Suit Larry and the Double D's?" -

seekingferret

"Bad Hair, Worse Script, Huge Ratings." -

mathnerd

(Hey, if it works for Star Trek, it can work for Newhart. -CV)

"Perfect Strangers...oh, wait, no, that was the cousins. Heck if I remember. I was only 6 when the 80s ended. My favorite sitcom from then was Alf. Alf rocked." - BRIAN M.

"Did you ever wonder if Laverne & Shirley occasionally committed corporate theft and chugged one of those bottles of soda? I did. 'Cause that's what I would've done." -

adria_rhiannon

"I have no idea. Despite what VH1 might claim, I really fucking hate the '80s." -

eyeharvester

"I can't wait till HBO remakes it as Shit, his brother Fuck, and other brother Fuck. I imagine it might star David Duchovny and breasts." -

mujubius

"It should have been called 'Our Parents Hated Us'." -

blacksunrising and others

"I reference that a lot, since my husband has a brother named Darryl, hehe." -

ginalin

"Moral Dilemma: If one of the Darryl's girlfriends called and had phone sex with the wrong Darryl, would that be cheating?" -

killabee886

"I bet the Darryls could get away with lots of stuff. Mom: 'Who did it?!' 'It was Darryl, no it was Darryl!'" -

demon_666

"You should wear more sweaters" -

katiebgood
"'The Bob Newhart Show' Larry and the Daryl's were characters that appeared during an extended 'dream sequence'" -

blindgeoff,

freezer818,

david_deacon,

dragon_within,

captainsblog

(+1 for being old enough to remember the series finale. -CV)

Correct Answer: Newhart

6. So... what's new in your life?

"

ljdq, actually. Hiya." -

fastfwd

(Hi there, and welcome aboard! We love new people! -AL&CV&LL)

"I wake up this morning to find all hell's broken loose in LJ-land. AND I JUST BOUGHT A FUCKING PERMANENT ACCOUNT FOR FUCK'S SAKE. " -

stagemanager

"I have a new pair of pants. That's pretty exciting. Oh, and I replaced my water bottle. Shut up. I'm not boring. Your face is boring! " -

dhole

"I have recently discovered that I am, in fact, three entities, that said entities are all ninjas, and that the ninjas combine to form a great purple Dinosaur called "Barney" while I sleep. I tend to wake up full. I think it's children. " -

raienna

"I AM NOT PREGNANT (awesome, that makes 1 week down!), but I AM out of those amazing little yellow pills that stop babies from happening, so ask me next week, LJDQ, we might not be so lucky. " -

sifrid
"Anti-Baby pills! As long as I remember to take them... " -

4492

"I got some pudding at the store yesterday! I knew this would be the only place that would be as excited as I. " -

killabee886

"Pikey just turned 40. My lifeclock has turned black and I'm just waiting for the Sandmen to show up and take me to Carousel. " -

thepikey

(Welcome to my ~~world~~ hell… - LL)

"I have a sparkley bowler hat so woot!!! " -

meloglas

(Columbia, is that you? – LL)

"I'm taking a large wildebeest to Los Angeles. He'll be a Watts Gnu." -

drbear

"*dramatic pause* I have spare time. *falls over in a dead faint*" -

raphsody606

"I'm getting married!!!!!! " -

jenny_1981

(Yays!! – CV&AL&LL)

"My pencil. I have a brand new pencil. I'm trying to think of a name for it." -

raya_macgiver

"It turns out I have a rib cage, which I learned by the fact that it can be extremely ouchy for like days if you fall on it while sledding. " -

dogofthefuture

"New? Well, I'll definitely be growing some new skin, to replace the bits the roads have stolen from me recently. " -

demon_666

"Who else is still writing '08' on their checks? Anyone? " -

kristinmachina

"7 weddings in 2009, and I'm not a bridesmaid in a single friggin one. *sniffle* Never a bridesmaid, never a bride. I did get to be someone's 'Something Blue' once though! " -

canuckdesz

"I have Dyson Thumb (the blister that forms from using one's Dyson vacuum daily) and Guitar Hero Elbow (that shooting, burning pain one gets from the mid-forearm to the mid-bicep from holding a Guitar Hero game controller). And it's still 1 week until school's back in session. God help me. " -

adria_rhiannon

(And here I was imagining a thumb built to enclose another thumb... -CV)

"I'm single! Yay! And also totally plotting to sex up the cafe guy at work. Yum. It doesn't help that it's a nice cafe where they wear uniforms, with suitably-heighted marble counters. I know I'm getting somewhere because in the last 2 days he has a) thought I was asking for his number when I asked for a table number, b) been so distracted by my breasts while serving someone else that he turned his head and ogled them (usually he is very attentive to whoever he is serving). Um, if you post this, post it anonymously? *pleading face*" - SOMEONE WHO IS NOT

squeecakes

(Sure! - LL)

"I'm not single anymore! I have found someone who shares my love of pudding and gin ^.^" -

operatic_diva

(Is it SOMEONE WHO IS NOT

squeecakes' ex? – LL)

"*sigh* I go back to college on Sunday. My schedule next semester is completely ridiculous, by the way, because of my internship on Capitol Hill. (Yeah, kinda just wanted to drop that in there.) But I have 8:30 classes every day! DO NOT WANT. " -

wrestlingdog

(I'll wave to you as I go back to bed about 8:00. –LL)

"I have a feeling that men view me as some sort of genderless strange being until I start to talk about Comic Books, wherin apparently I'm the hottest thing ever. For a dash of irony, I'd rather read comic books than date them. " -

morgana006

"The afore-quoted SUPAR SEKRIT plans for 3. PROFIT! proceed apace. I was also gifted with a small tin of wasabi-encrusted almonds at work. " -

etcet

"Vet bills. Goddamn cat. " -

jrho

"Getting laid regularly makes life so much more interesting, let me assure you. " -

cassildra

"I now have a better understanding of Caligula's motto 'Let them hate, so long as they fear'". Which is another way of saying that I'm now working as a teacher... " -

mujubius

(I wonder if

i_calq8 knows that motto… - LL)

"I had a raccoon lock me in a pitch-black garage at four in the morning. I will shortly be wearing the little bastard as a hat. " -

reticent_lass

"I will soon be one more kitten on my way to being a crazy cat lady... " -

tweeti

And that's the way it is. There's no gnus like good gnus, and the quiz is full of great news, as you all knew. Hope you all enjoyed this week, and of course we hope to see you again tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day, and all our yesterdays have... uh... sorry, got all Macbethed up somehow. Moving on.

Thanks for playing, and see you real soon!

Rock on!

AL&CV&LL

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From:

angelikitten

*texts

meloglas to tell her she got in*

Also, the one week I know an answer and

ljdq gets blocked from the computers of the school I'm working at? The universe obviously hates me.

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meloglas.livejournal.com

Yeah i did! TWICE BABY!!! And I got the Newcaslte upon Tyne right even though i live in London now YEY!!!

I know you just comment on my FB wall hun but FB is being gay and not letting me log in :( xx

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